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About Madelung's Disease
A website that discusses Madelung's Disease, and has information about a study sponsored(?) by a doctor on the disease.

DOIA Launois-Bensaude's Lipomatosis
A German University site on the disease. Contains some images of the disease (click the "images" tab at the top of screen).

Lipoma Forum
A community devoted to sharing information, providing resources and offering support to those who suffer from lipomas, Dercum's, MSL or any related illnesses.

Lipomatosi di Launois-Bensaude (MSL)
A site, in both Italian and English, providing a historical perspective of Madelung's Disease.

Madelung's Disease: Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis
Madelung's disease or Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis is a "sight diagnosis." Only a doctor knowledgeable about the disease can diagnose it.

multiple symmetric lipomatosis from On-line Medical Dictionary
A definition of multiple symmetric lipomatosis

NEJM -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population?
Images in Clinical Medicine from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Madelung's Disease: Inherited from an Ancient Mediterranean Population? Only the first part of the article is displayed. You will have to purchase the article if you want to see it.

NORD: Madelung's Disease
The National Organization for Rare Disorders briefly describes this rare disorder (also known as Multiple Symmetrical Lipomatosis, Benign Symmetric Lipomatosis or Lanois-Bensaude Syndrome) and lists further reference information.

OMIM Entry 151800
Describes the form of Multiple Symmetric Lipomatosis (MSL) characterized by a collar of fat around the neck. The article suggests the cause to be a mitochondrial abnormality.